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SOUTH BURLINGTON – A pair of third period goals provided the insurance for South Burlington as the Rebels skated past Rice for a 3-0 victory in high school girls hockey at Cairns Arena on Thursday.

Rachael Stone had a goal and an assist to lead South Burlington (2-1). Rachel Pitcher and Jackie Ryan also scored and Katie Young supplied two assists while goaltender Erin Church worked a 16-save shutout.

Arielle Desmet finished with 18 saves for the Green Knights (2-1).

H.S. BOYS HOCKEY

• Rice 2, Champlain Valley 1: Scoring the final goal of the first period and holding defending champion Champlain Valley scoreless the rest of the way, Rice hung on for a win in the opening round of the Beech Tournament at Leddy Park.

Will Palmer and Colby Audette (assist) tucked away goals for the Green Knights (2-1), the latter on feeds from Jack Levinsky and Will Hesslink. Evan Chagnon backstopped the win with 28 saves.

Elliott Mitchell netted the first period equalizer for the Redhawks (1-1-1) off assists from Tyler Brooks and Owen McCuin. Greg Talbert and Ty Parker combined for 16 saves.

• South Burlington 3, Colchester 3: After battling back in the third period to forge a tie, South Burlington edged Colchester 2-0 in a shootout to advance to the Beech Tournament championship game.

Brendan Lahue and Kyle McDonald (assist) struck in the third period to erase a 3-1 deficit for the Rebels (1-0-2). Liam Nerber also scored in the first period and goalie Ben Greenstein finished with 15 saves.

Ryan Flanagan (two assists), Mark Gauthier (assist) and Jared Rylant all tallied in the second period for the Lakers (0-2-1), who got 38 saves from Erik Swan.

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South Burlington's Casey Johnson (center) and Rice Memorial's Dempsey Cronan contest the puck in front of Rebel goalie Erin Church in South Burlington on Thursday, December 11, 2014. GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS

• St. Michael's 88, Southern Connecticut State 84: James Cambronne became the 43rd player in school history with 1,000 points after he tallied 10 points to help St. Michael's to a win over host Southern Connecticut State.

Cambronne finished with 10 points, nine boards and two blocks, reaching the 1,000-point plateau on a three-pointer with 8:21 remaining in the opening half.

Corey Crawford paced the Purple Knights (5-2) with 19 points, six rebounds and three assists to close in on joining Cambronne in the 1,000-point club, improving his career total to 987. Mike Thompson had 15 points, on 6-of-9 shooting, and 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive glass.

Tylon Smith led Southern Connecticut State (8-2) with 28 points and Luke Houston added 19 points, six helpers and three steals.